Central Coast Council area

Resident workers - Individual income

Central Coast Council area labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than New South Wales.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics Central Coast Council area, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Central Coast Council area. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers individual income
Central Coast Council area - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. New South Wales%
Negative Income/ Nil income8620.60.6
$1 - $1494,1522.82.2
$150 - $2994,2032.82.4
$300 - $3994,4563.02.7
$400 - $4995,9523.93.5
$500 - $64910,5867.06.1
$650 - $79914,3489.58.0
$800 - $99918,14812.010.9
$1,000 - $1,24920,93413.913.1
$1,250 - $1,49916,12310.710.4
$1,500 - $1,74913,3298.89.2
$1,750 - $1,99910,6287.07.2
$2,000 - $2,99916,88011.213.3
$3,000 - $3,4993,4542.33.2
$3,500 or more5,3693.66.2
Not stated1,4140.90.9
Total Persons150,838100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Central Coast Council area in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 21.5% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 13.0% earned a low income, compared with 24.7% and 11.5% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Central Coast Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (3.6% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (11.2% compared to 13.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (9.5% compared to 8.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (12.0% compared to 10.9%)

Central Coast NSW

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